Non-refillable bottle.



F. W. JOHNSON.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5. 1914.

Patented June 13, 1916.

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NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 13, 1916.

Application filed June 5, 1914. Serial No. 843,132.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. JOHN- SON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Waltham, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a non-refillable bottle, the object of theinvention being to provide greater freedom in the outpour from thebottle and to more effectually prevent the possibility of refilling thebottle after the same has been emptied and also to'provide a bottlewhich will pour equally well in a variety of positions.

The invention consists in certain novel features and details ofconstruction hereinafter fully described in the specification andpointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a section, partly in elevation,through the neck of a bottle having my improved device applied thereto,the bottle being broken away to save space. Fig. 2 is a section similarto Fig. 1 showing the position of the parts when the bottle is adaptedto pour out the liquid which it contains. Fig. 3 is a section, partly inplan, taken on line 3'3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 44of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the cylindrical sleeve whichrenders the bottle non-refillable. Fig. 6 is another side elevation ofthe sleeve as viewed from the opposite side of that illustrated in Fig.5. Fig. 7 is a diagram view illustrating a development of the peripheryof the cylindrical casing or sleeve.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of thedrawings- In the drawings, 10 is the bottle. 11 the bottle neck and 12is a cylindrical sleeve which is inserted in the neck of the bottle andsecurely fastened thereto either by cement or otherwise as may bedesired. The sleeve 12 has an interior chamber 13, the upper end ofwhich is closed by a plug 14 fastened to said sleeve by a cross-pin 15.The chamber 13 is open at the lower end thereof and opens into theinterior of the bottle neck 11. A cylindrical valve 16 is slidablelongitudinally within the sleeve 12 and is adapted to rest normally uponan annular flange 17, constituting a seat, formed adjacent to the lowerend of said sleeve. The sleeve 12 is provided with two exterior recesseswhich, with the bottle neck, form chambers 18 and 19. These chambers areopposltely disposed and are substantially duplicates of each other.

A port 20 leads from the interior chamber 18 into the exterior chamber18 and another from the lower end of the chamber 19 to the upper end ofthe sleeve 12 and another passage 25 leading from the upper end of saidchamber 19 to the upper end of said sleeve 12. The chambers 18 and 19,the ports 20 and 21, the passages 22 and 24 and the passages 23 and 25are substantially duplicates and are oppositely disposed to each other,respectively. The sleeve 12 has another port 26 leading from theinterior chamber 13 to the exterior of said sleeve adjacent to the upperend thereof and into a passage 27 leading from the port 26 to the upperend of said sleeve 12. The port 26 and passage 27 constitute an airoutlet independent of said chambers 18 and 19 to allow the air to passout from the interior of the sleeve 12 when the bottle is inverted andthe valve 16 slides toward the outlet end thereof. Said port 26 andpassage 27 allow the air to enter when the bottle is stood upright andthe valve returns to its seat. As before described when the bottle isinverted and the valve 16 slides from the position illustrated in Fig. 1to that shown in Fig. 2, the air will pass out of the port 26 andpassage 27, thus allowing said valve to slide freely.

Under normal conditions when the bottle is in the position illustratedin Fig. 1 the valve rests upon the annular valve seat 17 and when inthis position it will be seen that it will be impossible to introduce awire into the, interior of the sleeve for the purpose of lifting thevalve from its seat and introducing liquid into the interior of thebottle.

Assuming the bottle to be filled with liquid and it is desired to poursome of said liquid out of said bottle, said bottle is inclined to theposition illustrated in Fig. 2. The valve 16-will slide down theinterior of the sleeve in the chamber 13 until it rests against the plug14 as shown in Fig. 2. The

' the passage 23.

bottle is held, in order to secure the best then flow out of the port 21into chamber" 19 and out of the passages24 and 25' While the air Willpass through the passage 22 and the port 20 into the interior chamber13' and into the interior of the bottle. same time that the air entersthe passage 22 and port 20', as described, any liquid Which may be inthe chamber 1 8, due to pre vious useof the bottle, will pass outthrough Upon returning the bottle to an upright position the valve 16will re} turn to the position illustrated in Fig. 1 resting upon theseat 17. v p The liquor Will pour equally Well from the bottle it,instead of holding the bottle as hereinhefore described, the passage 24*is held uppermost when the bottle is inclined at an angle, as in Fig; 2,and under these conditions" the liquor" will pass out 'th rongh the ort-20'intothe exterior chamber-'18 out through the passages 22a11d 23 Whileair will enter the bottlethroughithe passage and port 21 and any liquorremaini in the chamber 19 will ass ontthroug h the passage 25. It willthus be seen that all liqnor will pour freely because there tn' 'opassages in each case, namely, 24" and 25 or 22 and 23 according to theposition in Which the bottle is held through which it may pass to theexterior of the bottle, it being immaterial to the practieal working ofthe deviee Whether the bottle held in its decanted position with thepassage 22" uppermost or With the passage 24: ep ehhost, said chambers18' and 19', pol-teen and 21, pa'ssages 2'2 and 24 and passages 23 and25 being duplicates of each; other and oppositelydispo'sed to eachother, respectively.

It will be noted that the chamber 13'is slightly tapered outwardly fromthe lower to th'e upper end thereof, so that as the valve slides awayfrom the seat yvill slide freely eases M ami pateiit my he obtained forWhen in this position the port 20 At the an as it slides onto the seatit will finally come to a bearing not only on said seat but all arour'idits periphery on the inner tapered all of said sleeve, thus firmlyfitting in position when on the seat and moving comparatively looselywithin said chamber 13 when it off of its seat.

'. Having thus described my invention,

What I claim and desire by Letters Patent to secure is: "e

bottle having, in combination, a cylindri'ca'l sleeve'located in theneck of said bottle, said" s1ee've having an interior chamber closed atthe upper end and open at the lower end thereof, said; sleeve having twoindependent oppositely disposed exterior'recesses forming With saidneck, two jadependent exterior chambers diametrically oppesed portsconnecting each of said exterior chambers With said interior chamber, apassage" leading from the lower end of each exte'rior chamber toand outofthe upper end of said sleeve, a passage leading-[from the upper end ofeach exterior clialnber to and out of the upper end of said sleeve,another por't leading from said interior chamber to the exterior of saidsleeve adjacent to the up'per end" of said'sleeve, a passage leadingfrom said last named port to and out of the upper end of said sle veconstituting an air outlet independent of said exterior chambers each of'saidrpassages before nienhoned being foi-hiedin the eri hery" of saidsleeve, a valve 'slidabie longitudinally' within said interior chamberalternatelyout of and; into alinerhent with said diametrically opposedports and arranged to rest normally a seat provided thereadjacent to thelower end of said sleeve, In testimony-whereof I have hereunto set myhand in presence of two subscribing Witaesse'sz FREDERICK W. JOHNSON.Witnesses:

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' SYDNEY E. TAF'T'.

